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, 1887-11-18

There is something new" said n bird
importer, pointing to what seemed to be
half way between a turkey and a pheasant.
"What is itY" he was asked.
ga curassow. 1t is a native of South
America, and does not come north of the
Isthmus. A few of them nave been i'm
ported to this country, and they seemed
to take, and the probability is that they
will become very popular. They are about
the size of pea fowl, and their plumage
varies from a glossy black to gray, and
there is occasionally one that is notified
white and black. They have n peculiar
tuft of feathers on top of their heads,
which they can raise and lower Mt will.
In Brazil these birds run at large like wild
turkeys, and it is good sport shooting
them. They are easily domesticated, and
are wonderfully fine eating. There is such
n demand for hem that n large number
will be brought up from South America,
and they will be exhibited at the poultry
shows this winter. New York Mail and
Express.
, 1887-11-18
IMPULSE 10 THOUGHT.

Friend, you must die! Perchance the thought
Comes DER you like a lightning's fash;
You realize that Life is caught
AS in n wise, between the clash
OF Soul and Body, and the strife
But turns and twists the captured Life.
All is turmoil, and Man a slave
That cringes to a mortal breath
Whose short possession brings the grave:
Whose only certainty is death
Perhaps, from out this earthly gloom
You seek bright paths beyond the tombH
Perhaps, beside some dear dead face
You watched the long and weary night;
You missed the sweet departed grace.
The smile, the voice, the loving light
That filed those glazed and half-shut eyes.
IL deep distress, your fearful cries
Re+echoed through the solemn air;
You strove in vain to raise the dead;
The pale lips smiled at your despair,
Your hot tears wet the peaceful head.
Perhaps, above that gentle clod,
Vain sorrow turned to steps to Godt
This is the highest end of fear,
Yet SAVIOR of the cudgeled hound
To crouch ~nffrighted by the bier,
Is lnshed TO heaven AT a bound.
Nor seems it yet a brave mans place
To weep u passage into grace!
There is u power, to oil innate,
i force unshackled, high and free;
As firm in mortal US his fate,
Tat often yields this high decree.
Let as, together, hand in hand,
Through love religion understand.
a William Wallace Cook.
, 1887-11-18

In parts of France and Italy, instead of
dogs, n pig is used. The kind known as
the Perigord pig is thought to be the most
expert. This animal also is susceptible of
n certain amount of training. LAS soon
S the pig has disinterred the trufiie, "
says Figuier, lit remains for a few mo-
ments motionless like a pointer; but. if it
is kept waiting too long its gluttony fire.
quently gets the better of its training, "
According to the same authority, a trutfie
pig, well taught, is worth about 200
francs.-Lcisure Hours.
, 1887-11-18

"All that a man hath, it has been
SAID, will he give for his life" But
this Is only true in a narrow and qualified
sense. a large majority of people short
en- life by becoming victims to Dyspepsia,
Biliousness, Constipation, Headache,
Malaria, etc. If YOU continue to suffer
from these troubles, you have no excuse.
for We tell you plainly that Simmons Liv-
er Regulator will rid you of them and
like disorders caused by a sluggish state
of the Liver, Stomach or Bowels. Ask
the recovered dyspepties, bilious suffer,
ers. victims of Fever and Ague, the mer.
curial-diseased patient, how they recoy
cred health, cheerful spirits and good
appetite-thev will tell you by taking
Simmons Liver Regulator. This Justly
celebrated medicine regulates the Liver,
promotes digestion aud iortifes the sys.
tenn against malarial diseases.
, 1887-11-18
ONE OF THE LOST ARTS.
The Ingenious Way in which Wine Is Kept
from Fermenting.

from Fermenting.
There is some unfermented wine, "
said a West street wine importer, that
will keep as long us is desired"
is there anything peculiar about the
method of keeping it,"
''Oh, yes. The pure juice of the grape
is pressed into the bottles. Then some
olive oil is poured in at the top of each
bottle. This effectually excludes the air,
and non can work down into the wine
to ferment it. At the same time any air
that wa in the juice finds its way up
through the OIL"
But n would suppose the oil would
flow into the glass when the bottle was
put in use"
That is prevented by sopping up the
oil with cotton when the bottle is I'M
corked. The cotton absorbs it little by
little. All that is needed is a little
patience"
The reporter mentioned the matter to
doctor of divinity noted for his researches
in ancient history and the and
customs of nations.
THAT is a real discovery" said he.
THAT is n of the lost arts that Wendell
Phillips did not mention in his celebrated
lecture. This art of keeping unfermented
wine was practiced by the Egyptians
many years before Christ. But it was
lost. 1t has now been rediscovered and
is coming into general use. New York
Mail and Express.
, 1887-11-18
A State of Simplicity.

A civil and social state in which there
was no place for barter or trade, must he
a novel IL ut any rate, and it would be
either very happy or very dull. A visitor
TO Monhegan Island, off the coast Of
Maine, this summer, found "A child that
was living in just that state of simplicity.
The case is reported as follows:
Trading facilities are limited TO one
store. One day 1 offered a cent to Il small
child, but was surprised to hear it dis
painfully refused with:
"What'd l do with it? My father
keeps the store. youths Companion.
, 1887-11-18

A girl is generally very unsel6sh to her
brother. You don't often hear of a young
fellow giving up his pocket money to his
sister; he usually growls if she wants him
to take her to the theatre. But if a boys
in a little trouble his sister will stand by
him like a brick. She'll not only give up
her pocket money, but she'll go and
wheedle some more out of her father to
give it to him. She'll fb, she'll prevari-
cate, she'll beg. He'll hang about out
side until she gets it and comes and gives
it to him. Then he will grab his hat and
bolt out Of the house. And she does not
mind if he does not thank her particular
ly. He's her brother, and-well-a woman
always looks at a kindness lone to n man
as its own reward. A boy can generally
wheedle money out of his mother. But
if she can't give it to him out of the
household cash or her own pocket she has
a tendency to spoil all by telling his
father what she wants the money for. A
girl cannot succeed with her mother very
often, but she does not often fail with the
old nan. And she's always more inge-
NOUS in %inventing necessities for it. A
girl, with all the more limited aclnowl-
edged needs of womankiud for money,
will find at any time a more reasonable
excuse for requiring it than a man with
innumerable natural wants. God bless
the sisters, anyway. Any n of them is
worth a whole family of brothers.-San
Francisco Chronicle.
, 1887-11-18

Some of the peculiarities of the Boston
directory come to light in the columns of
The Globe of that city. OF course there
are plenty of Beans in Boston, one Egge,
eight Pycs, a number of Onions and one
Crumb. Besides these there are three
Bones, also Salt and Jelly. Seven Beers
are found, and Coffee, Milk and Teas.
There is one Chicken to three Goslings
and a Hawk. Boston also has n pair of
Stockings, one Sock. one Cravatt; a pair
of Mittens and -four Collars. Three HATS
and n Wigg completes the outfit. New
York World.
, 1887-11-18
Never give Up.

If you are suffering with low and de-
pressed spirits, loss of appetite, general
debility, disordered blood, weak %constitu-
ton, headache, or any disease of a bilious
nature, by all means procure a bottle OF
Electric Bitters. you will be surprised to
see the rapid improvement that will follow;
you will be inspired with new life; strength
and activity will return; pain and misery
will cease and henceforth you will rejoice
in the praise Of Electric Bitters. Sold at
fifty cents a bottle by w. N. Hunt.
, 1887-11-18
wonderful Advantages of california.

California, with its 100, 900 square
miles of territory, its 800 miles of sea
coast, its grand Yosemite valley, its stu
pendous water falls, its grand trees, its
towering mountains, presents within the
limits of a single state all the climates
known to the universe, all the differences
Of surface, from now clad peaks to val
leys which lie hundreds of feet below the
sea level, all the fruits between the equa~
tor and the pole, all the minerals known
to geology.-CEicago Herald.
, 1887-11-18

Important news from several English
papers: I'm the United States the tele-
phone is already being superseded. A
writing telegraph is already working on
n commercial scale and with marked sue
cess, The writer uses n stylus or pen,
with which he writes in ordinary fashion,
but only on the empty air. Before his
face is n second pen, which reproduces his
words on the tape in front of it. AT the
other end the receiving pen reproduces the
message in fac simile. New York Sun.
, 1887-11-18

a professor of medicine who was dan
gerously i'll told the colleagues at his bed
side that according to his diagnosis he
could not live longer than three days.
After three days, however, he began to
mend, and his wife spoke to him in n
hopeful strain. But the professor inter
rupted her angrily with the words: Don't
talk to me in this way; l must die; do
you want me to make myself ridiculous;"
-Fliegende Blaetter.
, 1887-11-18
VtROr and Vitality

Are quickly given to every part of the
body by Hoods Sarsaparilla. That tired
feeling is entirely overcome. The blood
is purified, enriched, and vitalized, and
carries health instead of disease to every
organ. The stomach is toned and strength
ened, the appetite restored. The kidneys
and liver are reused and invigorated. The
brain is refreshed, the mind made clear
and ready for work. Try it.
, 1887-11-18

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should
always be used for children teething. 1t
soothes the child, %softens the gums, al
LAYS the pain, cures wind collie. and is the
best remedy for diarrhea. Twenty-Five
cents a bottle.
, 1887-11-18

The monks of st. Bernard have brought
the telephone into their service of mercy.
The famous hospice is now in telephone
communication with the Cantine de PROF.
and the village of st. Pierre, as also with
the Cantino de luntinte and the village Of
St Cheney ON the Italian side.-Bostol
Budget.
, 1887-11-18

| want from TWO hundred 70 sh-ae hrn.
Grsd heed Of cattle % vi-.sr Have
about eleven hundred acres under ferce
and nearly ell in corr fields, elfelfa erd
meadow. Plenty Of sheds enc running
weter, eny amount cf elfalfe 81 market
price, and corr if desired. For further
particulars address
7, A Garfield.
Box $50. Greeley, Colo.
, 1887-11-18

The hest salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter, chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required. II
is guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded. Price, % cents per
box. For sale by W. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-18

The Reno Journal says that the prac.
tise of smoking opium is becoming almost
as prevalent among the Pacific coast In.
dams as among the Chinese from whom
lhry have learned it.
, 1887-11-18

Ac~o the Children. They are es.
SNSS p~ecially liable to sudden
Colds, Coughs, Group, Whooping Cough,
etc. We guarantee Acker's English
Remedy a positive cure. 1t saves
hours of anxious watching. Sold by
DR.. w. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-18
H0NLos that are fretful, peevish.

cross, or troubled with
Windy Collie, Teething Pains, or
Stomach Disorders, can be relieved
at once by using Acker's Baby Soother.
II contains no Opium or Morphine,
hence is safe. Price 25 cents. Sold by
DR.. w. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-18
WA and reliable Medicines arc the best

~ todepend upon. Acker's BLOOD Ell
ixir has been prescribed for years for all i'm
purities ofthe Blood. nevery form ofS crof.
nlous. Syphilitic or M,rcurial diseases, it is
invaluable. For Rheumatism, has no equal.
DIR. w. n. Hunt.
, 1887-11-18

An elegant line of silk and worsted
mufhers Just received by express. Will sell
very low. l. Greentree. the clothier.
, 1887-11-18
Warranty deeds at the Leader Office.

Box $50.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28
: TRICKS OF THE "PEaFEsH."
Schemes for "Faking'' Admission to tho
Theatrcs--Ludicrous Incident.

Observation-Disclosures Incident.
"There are more plans for taking en-
trance to a theatre than you would i'm
agine," said the genial treasurer of
Chicago theatre. Sometimes we have
five or SIX in one evening. A few nights
ago very tough looking individual came
up to the box window and, with hitch
of his coat and pushing his hat back on
his head, inquired: Say, der yer pass de
perfesh" 'Oh, yes, replied; any recog-
nized member of the profession can get a
seat without charge We'll, | want ter
see de show. I'm q regular member of
de business was the next remark.
What is your line and to what company
do you belong2' l asked. 'Oh, don t be-
long to no company. I'm song and dance
bloke, l am, said the applicant, and TO
prove his assertion he threw back the
lapels of his coat, gave his trowsers a
jerk and, stepping back little, began to
give an exhibition of fancy clog steps. |
have no doubt that he was some variety
Snowman One of the strangest grounds
upon which | ever heard an application
for admission was presented last week.
1t was some time after the curtain had
risen and there was no one in the entrance
when thinly clad, dirty looking fellow
lounged up to the window and began in
the professional beggar sing song tone TO
enumcratc his woes. | of course sup
posed he wanted money, and you can i'm
agine my surprise when he finished by
saying: L hain't had nuthen to eat all
day, sir, and I'm tired, so thought I'd
like ter see the show if you'll give me a
ticket
81 could not see the connection between
hunger and a desire to see the play.
'An incident occurred the other after
noon while l was in the box that seems
almost too ludicrous to be true. A couple
of very gawky looking countrymen came
into the lobby and began to examine very
minutely the stand &C. photographs, espe-
cially the pitt representing Robson and
Crane as til. two Dromios They seemed
quite inteI led, and although l could
not hear the conversation l could see
plainly that they were engaged In warm
argument, One of them would direct the
others attention to particular points about
the photographs and insist upon his view,
while the other would as strongly deny
the possibility of its being correct. Final
ly they seemed to grow tired of the alter
cation and turned to me as if for deci-
sion One of them approached the window
and after some preliminary coughs and
stammerings said, jerking his thumb over
his shoulder toward the pictures: 'Beant
them there pictures the Kind of clothes
Abe Lincoln wore, and wasn't them his
picturs when he wuz president l was
utterly nonplussed at first, but managed
to find out that they We're looking for
some exhibition of personal possessions of
Lincoln that existed IN the vicinity, and
had mistaken the theatre for the place. "
Chicago News.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28
A Genial Restorative

Hostetter'S stomach bitters are em>
phatically genial restorative. The
changes which this great botanic remedy
produces in the disordered organization
are always agreeable, though surely
progressive, never abrupt and violent.
On this account it is admirably adapted
to persons of delicate constitution and
weak nerves, to whom the powerful min
eral drugs are positively injurious. That
it initiates those processes which result
in the establishment of healthful vigor
is conspiciously shown in cases where il
is taken TO overcome that fruitful cause
of debility, indigestion, coupled, as it
usually is. with biliousness and constipa-
ton. Thorough digestion. regular evac-
uati0n and abundant secretion, are re-
suits which promptly and invariably at
tend its systematic use. 1t is. besides,
the best protective against malaria, and
a first rate diuretic
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28

Q, how pleasant and easy to take is
Burk's White Pine balsam. The great
est cough remedy in the world. 1t is
sold on positive guarantee, therefore
give it a thorough and impartial trial
Burk's White Pine balsam is the only
safe, sure and speedy remedy for coughs,
colds and all throat and lung diseases
Sold by Hartz & Bahnsen at 50 cents a
bottle. Pleasant to take.
Hartz iS Bahnsen are selling med-
cine for coughs and colds which is no
doubt the best family medicine ever in
troduced 1t is not made TO cure every
disease. but is all the more valuable on
that account. 1t is known as Burk S
White Pine balsam.
The pain suffered by those who are
afflicted with dyspepsia is indescri5sbe.
The reliet that is given by the use of Lit
tie Apricot pills has caused many to be
thankful for these "little pills" For
sale by Hartz & Bahnsen.
Burk's White Pine balsam is the stand
ard remedy for coughs and colds. Hartz
Il Bahnsen says they have found amixture
they can sell on its merits They guarantee
to the public Burk's White Pine balsam
as sure for coughs, colds and lung
troubles.
Cressler's Wild Rose tooth powder, the
best tooth preserver known. Ask your
druggist about it before purchasing any
other.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28
He Had Been Discharged.

We meet some queer men and some
queer incidents in our business, said the
officer of an express company. "We have
many applicants for positions, and every
one of them is required to answer list of
questions about his age, his previous serv-
ice, if any, his family, etc. One of the
questions is; Were you ever discharged?'
One .day-that was several years ago-a
young fellow was in applying for place.
He had an honest, bright face, good eye,
and rather liked his appearance. When
| came to that question: Were you ever
discharged?' he stopped with a queer ex-
preston on his cOuntenance, and after
some hesitation inquired:
i" Must | answer that question::
Certainly. Were you ever dis
charged
- Yes. sir
d" Where from?'
" From the penitentiary.'
This was a startler, and came near
taking my breath away. But completed
the list of questions, filed his application
and sent him away. Then ! looked up
his record. He had indeed been a con-
vict, found guilty of burglary of a saloon
along with some other roistering compan-
ion. But there was something about the
fellow which l liked, and a few weeks
later gave him place as porter. From
that time he has been successively pro
noted until now is messenger on one
of our most important routes, handling
hundreds of thousands of dollars every
run. There Is not more trustworthy
man in our service. Chicago Herald
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28

The harshest criticism that l have ever
heard of Patti was uttered recently by a
man who has probably heard her on
moro than half the occasions that she has
sung in this city for twenty years back.
l had quoted n remark of hers in a recent
interview to the effect that the diva could
not see how German opera could ever
supplant the soft melodies of the Italian
school To which the reply from my
friend came; well, if the Italian opera
had to depend on its PATHS for support it
would soon become what is called chest
nut. Do You know that Patti has not
created single part in over twenty years;
don't think she has sung a new song in
ten years. She has made absolutely no
experiments at all in new operas. There
have been several occasions when she
could have saved Col. Mapleson's season
by appearing in new role, but she would
never consent toit. For her own reputa-
ton, of course, that is the wise course to
take, but for Italian opera-well, we have
none now, and that is one of the causes. ~
New York Mail and Express.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28

The Persian is capable of great mental
and physical exertion, but abhors both.
He has no gift of invention, but of imita-
ton. He never gives way to anger except
when he can afford the luxury. Saadi
tells little fable which is as character
istic of the Persian of to-day as lit was iu
his own time A dervish being once
grossly insulted by mighty parsonage
nursed his wrath for fifteen years Then,
his way leading him along certain high
road, he sees his enemy, fallen into dis
grace and stripped of all power, nailed to
the cross and nearly expiring. The
dervish deliberately went in search of o
big, jagged stone, and having found one
threw it at the dying man. This, Saadi
says, is what wise man should do under
similar circumstances Wolf Won Scher-
brand
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28

The average length OF life is on the in
crease. The science of medicine has made
great progress; many diseases are now
controlled that were formerly thought in
durable The greatest discovery is Dr.
Bigelow's Cure, which cures consump.
ton in stages that other remedies are of
no benefit. Coughs, colds. Group, whoop,
ing cough, bronchitis, and all throat and
lung diseases speedily and safely Price,
80 cents and 81, of druggists.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28
GOOD RESULTS IN RvERY CASE.

d. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
of Chattanooga. Tenn, writes, that be
was seriously afflicted with a severe cold
that settled on his lungs; had tried many
remedies without benefit. Being induced
to try DR., Kings New Discovery for con
sumption, did SO and was entirely cured
by the use of few bottles. Since which
time he has used it in his family for all
coughs and colds with best results. This
is the experience of thousands whose lives
have been saved by this wonderful dis
coverv. Trial bottles free at Hartz &
Bahnsen. drug store.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28
The Peasant and the Robber.

A Peasant who was passing along a
Highway was stopped by Robber, who
Demanded his Money or his Life
II yield up my Treasure without IA
Struggle, " replied the Peasant, ''and in
Return desire the Privilege of telling
you a Story
He was told to 90 ahead, and the Robber
was Detained by his Narrative until some
Travellers happened along and Captured
him and Restored the Money to its Owner.
Moral-This is Hint to Detectives on
How to Capture Robbers. Free
Press.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-01-28

/ was troubled with Chronic Catarra
and gathering in my head, was very deaf
at times, had discharges from my ears,
and was unable to breathe through my
nose Before the second bottle of Ely's
Cream Balm was exhausted I was cured,
and to-day enjoy sound healh.-C. J.
Corbin, 923 Chestnut street, Field Man
ager, Philadelphia Pub. House, Pa.